Jacaranda micrantha

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Jacaranda micrantha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Jacaranda
Species:
J. micrantha
Binomial name
Jacaranda micrantha
Cham.
Synonyms [2]
  • Jacaranda intermedia Huber
  • Jacaranda intermedia Sond.

Jacaranda micrantha is a species of flowering plant, a tree in the family Bignoniaceae. [3]

Jacaranda micrantha is a deciduous tree and typically grows 8 to 20 meters in height and 70 centimeters in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild as source for medicine and wood to the locals. [1]

It is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 International (BGCI)), Ryan Hills (Botanic Gardens Conservation (2019-09-10). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Jacaranda micrantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. "Jacaranda micrantha". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. "Jacaranda micrantha" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  4. "Jacaranda micrantha". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 19 September 2021.